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NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers works on experiment in microgravity | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Aboard the International Space Station, Ayers pulls out physics research hardware inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox

See asteroid Donaldjohanson up close thanks to NASA's Lucy mission | Space photo of the day for July 7, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
On April 20th, NASA's Lucy was in the sky, not with diamonds, but with an asteroid.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates
By Robert Lea last updated
Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Russia launches Progress 92 cargo ship toward the ISS
By Mike Wall last updated
A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft launched toward the International Space Station this afternoon (July 3), hauling several tons of cargo to the orbiting lab.

By locking its greenhouse gas away in rocks, Mars gradually grew cooler and drier
By Keith Cooper published
As the sun grew hotter, so did Mars, prompting much of its atmospheric carbon dioxide to rain out and ultimately get locked up in rocks.

Dust devils on Mars may spark lightning — possibly threatening NASA's Perseverance rover
By Unnati Ashar published
Our Red Planet explorers may encounter a peculiar threat.

James Webb Space Telescope uses cosmic archeology to reveal history of the Milky Way galaxy
By Robert Lea published
Cosmic archeologists have used the James Webb Space Telescope to excavate ancient disk galaxies that tell the story of how the Milky Way and other modern galaxies evolved.

Was ancient Mars habitable? NASA's Perseverance rover is grinding into a 'weird, uncooperative' rock to find out
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's Perseverance rover is digging deeper into Mars' geologic past as it begins grinding into rock surfaces to expose material that could hold clues to the planet's ancient environment and habitability.
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